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toxicant

[ tok-si-kuhnt ]

adjective

  1. poisonous; toxic.


noun

  1. a poison.

toxicant

/ ˈtɒksɪkənt /

noun

  1. a toxic substance; poison
  2. a rare word for intoxicant


adjective

  1. poisonous; toxic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant1

1880–85; < Medieval Latin toxicant- (stem of toxicāns ), present participle of toxicāre to poison. See toxic, -ant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of toxicant1

C19: from Medieval Latin toxicāre to poison; see toxic

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Example Sentences

In 2015, this committee declared BPA a reproductive toxicant because it has been shown to be toxic to ovaries.

These toxicants have been linked to cancer and other maladies in people and pets.

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More than 200 parents, teachers and students filed lawsuits against Monsanto, the manufacturer of the PCBs, for exposure to the toxicant at Sky Valley.

She regulated the doses of her toxicant, the poison of her glance instilled into the veins of this man.

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